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FoodSwitch. Smartphone consumers beat industry to better labeling
… fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt) where red means a less healthy choice (fine for an occasional treat), amber … on the back of food packaging). These panels work to a small degree – if you have good eye sight, time, … busy shoppers, most of the time. Also the situation is often confused by other predominant messages on food …
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Covid-19: A planetary disease
… by new international law. What caused Covid? Covid-19 is a planetary disease and we humans are its cause: ‘The animals … global black market (estimated at around US $23 billion) after drugs, people, and arms smuggling, and hence a reason for the decline of many endangered species. Many of …
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Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… pollution will get worse before it gets better and is a “legacy issue”. However, drawing together information on … have been possible for ECan to use bylaws and planning, in a way that protected or reduced pollution of communities’ … systems. 3 It has described nitrate pollution as a ‘legacy issue’. 4 However, publicly available information …
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Obesity at last on Government agenda, but will Healthy Families NZ be good enough ?
… (HTV) which the Health Minister, Tony Ryall, visited on a recent trip to Australia. Although no details are … platform and, in health, the failure to address obesity is a biggie. Two out of three adults are overweight or obese … Healthy Eating, Healthy Action plan. So what is HTV? It is a state-wide, systems-oriented, long-term, …
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The end game should not be just Smokefree 2025 but also Vapefree
… Aotearoa New Zealand has been a world leader in the smokefree arena and is doubling down on … smokers who want to quit (2). It can be viewed as either a cessation tool, providing an effective replacement nicotine delivery system, or as a harm reduction tool. This position is backed by evidence …
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s unhealthy food environment needs more policy action
… A new report reveals the troubling state of New Zealand’s … environments influence the food we buy and eat, so are a key intervention area for improving population nutrition … marketing in many different mediums, both before and after the code came into effect. An in-depth study of …
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Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality
… drinking water sources. The urine of dairy cows is a primary source of nitrogen pollution of water. 4 It has … breaches of national drinking water standards for nitrate (a form of nitrogen) in water supplies for some communities. Additionally, in 2016, as a result of contaminated drinking water, the people of …
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Media release: A call to make Invasive Group A Strep notifiable in New Zealand
… an increase worldwide in severe infections involving group A streptococcus and they are calling for it to be made a notifiable condition in New Zealand. Group A streptococcus … as iGAS is not notifiable here. “ Data on the rate of infection is patchy in Aotearoa. We know it doubled between …
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The smokefree policies of political parties: Do they care about people who smoke?
… and most want to quit. 1 Being an ex-smoker decreases a huge range of respiratory, cardiovascular and other health … likely to make people less vulnerable to severe Covid-19 infection. 2-5 Decreased household expenditure on tobacco … availability to minimal levels (minimal smoking prevalence often defined as less than 5%) by 2025. 6 Since outlining the …
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New Zealand’s poor pandemic preparedness according to the Global Health Security Index
… health emergencies, but that countries must also have a robust health system, be compliant with international … elimination status and has resulted in NZ exporting this infection to vulnerable Pacific Island nations. These public … [8], are critical and should be undertaken much more often. Indeed, there is an opportunity for the New Zealand …
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